$700K Paid to Specter from Dem. Sen. Cmpn. Comm. in PA. Senate Primary Against Sestak

The Dem. Senatorial Campaign Committee is providing $700K to Specter for use in the Democratic primary for the US Senate seat in PA, including $407K for TV ads in the last week.

Source - Phil. Inquirer article linked below. Specter is running against Dem. Congressman Joe Sestak.

I am really glad that I donate directly to individual candidates. I will NEVER donate to a national campaign committee, because of this interference with the free will of Democratic voters. The money should be saved to attack Republican Toomey, not attack a fellow Dem.


http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20100505_Specter-Sestak_race_tightening__2_polls_show.html

The article above also discusses how the race has become much tighter since Sestak has started large TV buys in the last couple weeks. Before that, many voters had never heard of Sestak.

Excerpt:

"Sestak has spent an estimated $2.4 million on broadcast and cable TV ads since April 21, compared with $2.9 million for Specter.

Specter's campaign also got an infusion of about $407,000 over the last week from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to augment its own ad spending - one of the advantages of being endorsed by the White House and the entire party establishment. The DSCC has committed about $700,000 to the Specter effort, Democratic sources said."

Party coffers can run dry betting on pols who change jerseys without my help.